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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
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IN MEMORtAM.

The snhl.ct OF this sketch. Mrs. Mary A.
Goddard, Gas the eldest child OF Jsmss and
Mercy ] I.octa Sh. wss born In Bethel,
Maine. January 9i.t. ir2s, and died 81 The
home Of her beloved daughter. Mrs. u u
wheeler, st south Paris. Angus, ~, 1851.
50. gave her heart 10 Odd N the sgv o'
slste.n years and J,lnsd the Methodist
eharch al Bethel 81 ths, time.
She early sviuced nor- Than Ordinary
natural abilities, and with the labor of hef
Own hands, unilsd with indomitAnle prf'
ssvsranc. and untiring Industry. oo'sipei
an sIe.llent sducstion under the supefvi'
slon of IN. late l.m.utsd Dr. ". +. True
and becsme q successful std popular
teacher. Her system OF tescaiog Vas
thorough. her faculty OF impsfiing knowi
.f.e 90 tha young mind, clear. concise
snd positive Many of her former pupils
fof whlca the writer IL ons) viii t.sufy
"a her svsksuiug sn interest. and laying .
foundation for sttsinments whereby they
hsv. hecome useful men and women In
their several sphsr--
10 SPIT. mDsr, 1889. she married Mr.. X.
n. Ch.pmsn, OF psthsl, and ssiilsd In
their native town. Lsisr che Withdrew
from The n. 4 church. and together With
hsr husband. united with The ~ ng'
church, of Bethel. Of which the late Rev.
David Garland was pastor. and eootinaed
an exemplary aud hopor,d member on,li
hsr death.
10 rsoar.ry. 1853. she became = widow,
with impaired health. foar small children
ana limited means. Here again her re-
ms:kahls foree Of character came 10 Der
aid. with face Get stsrply to the right,
and uufsilinx trust In th. God OF The wido~
and fsihefl.ss she ovcreame untold a,m'
eulIlss. sabs.qa.ntly. she married Nc.
Edward Goddard. Of Bethel, who survived
The blr,h of their only child but one year.
IIsr ,filetiops were great, but she Vas
ever ready 10 gay though lie slsy me ys'
will tfu., 10 Him"
Her irnscnes speaks In the eommonisy
IN which she lived.-ln The testimony OF
the ehiIdr,n who bear In their lives The
impress oftasir beloved mothers issehlns.
IN ths u.iring OF her fstherIess ones she
va. earnest. devoted. faithful. ever guid.
log them 10 . higher life. AZ daughter,
sister, wife and mother. che vss sminenty
self sseri1eingi 90 . friend, lsdieioas aud
sincere.
seven weeks before her death, fearing
tha, her health was fsilisg she len her
home ip Bethel 20 visit hsr daughter Lacy
st soa,h Paris, hoping that rest and recfe-
alton would arrest the progress OF dise.se
Ba, she steadily declined and her sunsr.
ings bscsms intense. yet sustaining grace
supported her 10 the snd. patient,
oh.sffal smile and loving words ever greet
ed The dear ones who 80 tsndsrly minister.
al Ia her wants. Surrounded by all hef
.orroviur children the cherished, beloved
mother peacefully entered into resi-
sw.e, re.t The remains were tabsn 10
h. .ihel for intermsnt Services oy The
pastor who has recently gone 70 bis re-
u.rA ~.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
rnE STATE GRANGE

SO then ID II. Thinx is bsing pushed for
State Master Is hsi Well let IL go 80 II
.ny dssirs II 81. loa vtll say that this IL
not The vsy 20 do H. Lsts you and KEEP
right on in The vay of oar daty. work 10
taiid up The grsng~. IN strengthen The
'srmsr. % educate him In al tsst helps 10
develop kis msnhood. to help him 10 help
hlms~lt 1t us labor % brc.k down
mOnopolis.. crush oat eornsrs. drive oct
''irusis- and lst The peopls's meat and
nre.i 90 ~ Ted The haagry with nothing
hat sapp,y and demand ~ az ct the prie.
Lst u. q. nsni % state and national legis-
lsiurs. last What ~ arr entitled 10 and
dont lsI ~ hs put 90 siia less
Let us have ths oieo margarine lAv IN
,sbsifsi. III Erpsrlmsnt station BIN
cssh-i. The Dspsrtmsnt 10 Agriculture slr-
waited. tas P.isn, isw amended. The Tar
ls-. m,c~ .Qu.l ami s1eh . psnsliy ios
evasion sf'ir-d 10 u. that no ons can for .
moment dr-sm % disrsgsrdlng Ia r.Qaire-
msnts. rh~n l~t us demand that thS lav
nah. ~ misdemesnor % sell In The state
90 o-.r fof sale any scris without The ys n
In wtich they were grosp, printed upon
ths package when we gvt AL The above.
lst a. csmsnd goyeruHent control OF
osuefshlp % ie'egrsphs. and government
coatrol % ps.-cogyr trade on al railroads,
,nd thtu - us take hold ~ polltlcs 80 far
q. o. demand sqasi projections n farmer.
-lih otnsr mo- ard other basiaess.
.hluk ~ ths tine we get al the above. The
state Msstsr-hip will settle it-slf
fra,srnaily yoars,
Elsfera EIrs.fr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
r.a.r m. Wing af M.l...

The Prince Of Wales, Tor his own amuse-
ment, lets people In whom the better mem.
bers will not recognize. hut they only
stay In 20 long as the prince smiles. Their
admission l. really but temporary one,
and dependent solely upon the caprice Of
the prince, whose smile Admits them, but
whose frOwn Will "a quickly expel for
people-and ESPECIALLY foreignsrs-to lm-
agine. therefore, that because the Prince
OF Wales takes notice Of them, and for his
own amusement gets friends with whom
he has influence to invite them 10 their
entertainments, they have achieved the
entree 10 English high life-etcspt In n
very narrow and ephemeraI fashion--is
one of the biggest mistakes which people
can make. know quite well ! shall be
gainsaid In this. Americans who have
come over 10 London during the season,
and gone 10 some balls and ganlen parties
under the Prince of Wales wing and
patronage, and have been invited to MARI
borough house, are, ! am quite aware, I'm
bucd with the delusion that they have seen
and know all about English high life.
They have and they have not. They
have caught glimmer OF II under the Pc
eullar circumstances of being noticed by
the Prince Of Wales, who has given them
q Eve minutes view, A. II were, Of the
sphere Of high life In which he Is the un-
questioned leader. In the short space In
which they have the opportunity to take
and MAKE observations they naturally get
but crampe,i idea OF what actual Eng
lish high life is NJ Il n In and among the
Prince Of Wales set beyond that they
positively can know nothing. ng.-"Cock-
aigne" In The Argonaut."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
AppLEsIN cALlFoRNIA.

southern canfOrnia 10 rot very vel
.i,.,s.i u apple growing. ithOusht when
1 l,il Name that I could reeognite sn sP.
%, trs any time or any whsrs. bot when
arrived here and sss C>lifornls spple
trees, 4 sBQalrsd VIA; tbsy wcrv, and eoald
hardly oslisss IL WHEN I vss told what
t,sy were Bat land where things get
tsruei around 50 that rats live In Tres
.iui squirrels live In bolss In The grOuni,
Eight be expected % considersoly change
even 50 s,Aols q tree a. The apple. Apple
tt,ss here have tsniency 10 rnn up slim {.
s'inmer THAI Milne or trees, with very NV
imb.. TIE I've OAK hsre. a. . distance,
hsoks llke q large. spreading sppls Tree
"a, The sppie tress, themselves. have .
,oft OF eonsumptive look. |. though they
,,ere In Bad climate. AN spsakins OF
,ppls trrss that grow on land which has
40 - irrigated Trees on some OF the bot
tom Lands where Irrigation 10 not required.
an told % better. Apples gfow 10
t.fy large siIs here somstimes. 4 hsvs
, .p.cim~n from Santa Anna which WEIGHS
,ns abd q quarter poands aud measures ~
In eircumfsrsuce OBe Way and over IL the
other wsy. The spples taste some nke
n.mmoth spple In Maine The oelnovef
.rovn here .ornstime- are twice The slt-
al ths largest seen In Maine and are really
sup-rlor 10 taste 10 ,bO-s In Msine-Ls'e'''
f0a J0srnai.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
an IyPERiMgyr.
GHKKS M.SuKlso WIN IsprA wmx.,

GKEKS NASukiS0 WIN iSpIA WHEAT.
Mach has been said from time ~ time
soOat Increasing the fertility OF the soll ~
pl0ving In gfe-n crcps. A few ytars ago
I tired The experiment OF decreasing tbs
fertility OF ons-hslf acre of land by plow-
Ina In . crop of fodls wheat. when IL va.
In full bloom or . little past that stage.
The land vas plowed and prepared In The
sses msnusr for crop. with the sxcep'
tion OF msnuring. and sowyi with iudis
wheat Tor two years In succs s.lon. whsn
IL vas sOu.d The third year ~lth oats
sni seeded down with grass. The oats
~,re almost total fsllare. |. The crop
Vas hardly worth cutting. and the catch
of grass lOoks ss n the hsy crop usti year
vosld BE- no osttsr than The crop OF oats
has been this year.
Las, year plowet in . crop of fndls
~hsxi snd plsntst The ground With corn
mi. year. msnar,d the srOani well last
fall s1d u.sd lloerL smoa1i OF fertilizer
In The hill l.si spring I.rpecIsi . good
crop o, corn this sumner. a. al the COO.
diiioes seemed IN ~ favorable 80 far a.
eosli Jatgvi bot ! am disappointed.
TIE gros h Of fodder Is light and The
ears Gill bc Ia about The sane proportion
10 N. stalks.
Iehugs The partial failure In my corn
crop nj. year. 10 the ibila wheat Which
was plowed In last Sumner. can ac'
count for it in no other ~sy. My srpefi'
snce In green msnuring has no, been
pleasant. and. in fact. do not believe that
our oli worn.oui Land can be easily TO
claimed BY any process oi grcsn msuarius
unl--- u .. ~ blowing In elo,sr.-S. ~
Ls,risf0H Journal.
Msilsoa, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
PASSED TO the OTHER SIDE

We are iu receipt OF the ssd inteiligsnee
of the death OF Capt John \. Chapman,
late OF Baton Rouge. Ia. lie passed
quietly aud peacefully away On wedussda,
November 20, At bis native place. Bethel,
Me-. where be had gone 10 search OF health.
We knew Capt Chspman intimstsly and
well, and having known him, We realize
the loss more keeply. lie Was one OF the
noblcst Of Gods works. On honest man.
The deceased came 10 Louisiana With
the army. and taking . fancy. became .
citizen of the State. Being . Rspaolican.
and having the courage OF his convictions.
be became prominent factor In the ansifs
Of the State. On the elrction of 0vn
Grant To the Presidency, he Vas appointed
Collector OF Internal Revenue Tor the "a
District OF Louisiana lie stood ready 81
sny aud all times to defend and advocate
his principles; and, both he and his family
suffered privstion AMI maiireaiment at the
hands OF his party opponen,s-
Capt Ch,pmsn Was nearly ~ years OF
age, and w glsdly psy ihls trIoats u bis
IN. mory. lie Was indeed . manly man. .
true friend. and . courageous opponent.
lie leaves Two daughters IN mourn bis
loss. lie has gone over to the great ma
jorily. Msy bis memory be kept green,
and HE soul rest 10 that peace which pass-
eth oil human understanding -Louisdnd
Standard, Nsr Orleans. In
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
THE scuooLHoUsE BELL


Thsy s.y they've got bell ON tho sehco'
\ dccisrr. A seems tiad Of queer
That tb- ~ pie In this vr~ nsishbafhood
stosid brinx such notions 'rousd here
for Ne roof, they have built something on u;
A thias. 'ooat - stx ~ sh"p. =.
And the b<ii is sfuek up th~fe right In ".
Ciaru up ~ the vesy up,op.
Thsy hsve-x,s rcps hi,eh.d 10 n somehow;
Tbs, ray, h. io nah. The ihiag ring.
hut dua 4 understand sseb = rixsiog.
No more than 4 40 bov to sing.
oae day, as siooi near the schoolhoase.
And ssssi al th- children ~ play,
A p.si ss q tbaad.r sbove me
Half carri.'i my senses Avsy.
And leaned r.inst q tree all beviidered.
And sssr.i up and ao~n. len snd tight.
Hot not ,nl -. its tongue svinsinx.
Coaii nsd oct The e>-se of my right
u -as then . zen, hon. and told Mary
IN. -cnd.rfal ,hiaE' e.i s.sn.
she declsrcsi abe knsu. uAs toling.
And that she vas not qaiis 81 ecu.
And told az the talk oftne p-opie;
iIov al this ne. plan iii spouse.
81. srclainsd. ''tfthsy Keep an ioog that vaj
They'll scos nave = bell for . housei
"rh~y never hsi such thing. In my days.
when vss q bit ~ q gal.
ruf th.s the. hsi to thamp on tho windows.
And vhy vcnt that do Jas, ss ~ehf
hot dsar kno~ but thai. amer all. SIR.
To Mary donf like tts bold tnsus.
Tb- plan. sthoaxh nee. is goci ooe.
hui IN stop ag uny ears ~n-a tsss funx
And b., zen the nsv and oil notions.
stand IN dsfs-i sort ~ state.
Yof doat liss the thsmplns of windows,
Nor ths bill. so b. asy and great
Thn' rnsss. frcm tho talk 81 the people
They all se.m 20 iike ~ niii ~eli
hot ~ ssk uy obllging Old nstshbors.
To oeHamino the nes school ts'Sse psiA
Ani perhaps. ~ -iii tessh than lesson
Trom IN. days. long p.s>r-i % the RAJ.
Thai Vltn. ts a uso-t wonsierful sofksf.
Ani bFlngs nss invsntions each year.
So- Friends. I must greet you and leave yon.
r.fh.p. have b,tbsrei too long.
Ina' f..l mech tell wi bsre for speAkins.
nas hope have s>id nothing ~r"ns
Norway. Ne. Oct nth. iss'.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29

whsthsr farmers Get their fightfal share
% he f,rm psCrts depcnds DOT only uPon
thsir ability N ~ork AMI rl,n. bat sl.o up-
% tnsir ability 10 market uhsi they have
to sell. a. vel SO upon The esrrfainess o'
The wife also. fOr iustsncs. The farmer
nay be vvry csrvfsl sooui fe~iiug his
co~., ks~ping then clean, etc hat unlsss
the hOu-s ~lfs suppismsuts his close sttsu.
lion ~ish The sans care OF Tie mlik. cream
.nd dsiry utensils. hts sxtrs ~ork amounts
to but ntlle We have nos In oar minds
sye farmer Who receives fse cents soove
me musst price FOR bis batter. from ihs
f,rt that his city customers founi that TIE
quality wss The SANE throagb0at The year,
ana a. good ss any % b, found 10 muksi
Nov thi. sxtr, eve eeuts 10 AL proei, aud
hs 4. ,ntiilsd % H. Nor is that AL The
prlfi. for .hsn once . eastOmsr IL OBJ
tslnsi n I. usually for . vhois season. and
. tssfkes thas opsnei for other produce
In this wsy much tine IL ssvvi In msrtet-
iun. aut mitdi.nen entirely dispensed
nth. n britg- him In ihs essh srd thus
snabls. him - Day where ee can Ct ths
mt-t for bis money. ~hich 1. anOthsr prVnt
he rrsp.. tls always bc-t FOE farmer 10
..,sbli.a q r.patstlon for selling . good
.r,icl. in order IN gvi bis fan share OF the
pri1I on anything b. hss - sell. Anoihsr
thiug. farmer. IN order 10 make rvsiy
.sls ~ Any kiui of prOiacs direct u he
css,omsr, saOai establish . r,psisilsn
fot hon--l desling.. ., never rs2r--~ai-
ina Al article 10 be little cs,isr than ],
r.,liy l.. for cOsfi i~uce oaes iOst ls never
r.tsalref. -Rlifim0rs Nsa.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
A PIE, roR rue woop.Lor.

lis the sans OF s,orJ that Others have
told and that have oftsu dwrli upon my
self ai this season of the year. bat II IL one
that, bec.u.e o. is age ana inhsr.ni good
nes.. nscds rvpeaiing. In order ths, its I'm,
portsnce may be constantly realized and
u,ilirsd. sllude ~ the question OF pick
log up the dead wood In The wood'lot wheu
". ar, ssles ting our winter supply. Every
wood.lOi coutsias these dead AM dresyipg
trees. and they are worth looking sftsr. In
msny Instances being wsllsessoped for
the stove IL ls also important. In view OF
The growing scarcity. that In cutting live
wood We select ffst those trees that viii
b. nrsi 10 decay, those that have seen
their best days" Lat every farmer who
reads these lines think OF these msitsrs ss
be uuiges Of TO the vood.lot, and pn,iing
In practice these hints. prove 10 his own
.stisfseilon whether or no be IL paid Tor
his earsfulne.s. by the way, would IL not
De /, polut gained 10 the line of ecoaomy 10
get up our wood on wheels this fAllf
Could we no, plek up this waste wood bet
,sr. cot The live wood nearer the ground.
snd save q deal OF labor ia breaking roads
a. II oflsn happens, by 90 doingf have
h.sri of farmers who tried this, and
thought IL paid. I merely sagges, IL ~
p-rhsps worthy . trial.-A. n. Reed ~
Mirror aad Pirmu.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
LOOK AFTER ruE SHEEP.

Sheep mus, be carefully looked after Ai
mi, season OF the year. Ills all nonsense
10 claim thai sheep need Bat little st,sn-
lion. Lack OF attention IL no, the way
farmers make money on sheep AZ the pres.
en-, tine. sheep will lose n-sh II len To
f.sd ON Sovsmbsr's frost-bitten grsss with
nothing better 20 20 with IL. They VIII
Ioot plamp when full OF such grass. but
l,t.r 90 the fact is revealed that they have
Lost weight Saslier them from all cold
storms, pat them ap 10 the FEEDING pens a'
ulsht. s6d give them . feed OF grain or .
ration OF turnips or cabbage Keep them
thriving from the time grass falls, IN you
would have them 90 through the winter all
right. Ifthls cannot be doue In one way,
tnen do IL Ia another. Keep them thriv'
log, and they will be resdy to bring forth
q good Lamp early In the winter II you
wsni, and viii furnish an abundant now o'
milk.
such lambs ~ were noticsd In our valu'
All, marEst report OF Two weeks ago. from
P.tt.n, eight haadret of which averaged
a huodrri pJunds each, are no, grown on
neglect ana inattsntion IL IL possible 10
rvsl~c, .hs.p. but IL cannot he dose With
ou, is costing desrly. .-Naias Farnsr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL AS
SOCIArION.

The late agricultural convention made
no of representatives from N. sgricai,ura
colleges snd sxpsfiment stations Of the
coautry, which eouvened ~ wsshiegion.
,n ctet perm snent Organization by the
adoption of q CONSULTATION. The name
adopted Ia the discouraeingly iong Que "
the American Assoeistis.a OF State Az
riculiursl Colleges aud Exp~rimsut STA.
tons" Esch college and .xperimsut sta.
tion will b. euti'led to send Que dslegsts %
the annual meetings of The association.
Daring The session Prof w. q. Atwster,
of The Wesleyan upiverslty, Middlstown.
Ct, read . papsr on "Caoriinstlou OF
Work In Agricultural Experimenting F"
tn. spesker discussed means for go sys.
tsms,iIiug she work % the experiment ste.
tons contemplated In th. Hatch Dill. ss to
SECURE the least waste of energy aud most
succe-sfdl results. The speaker said that
while farms In connection with The stations
would undoubtedly be of service, esp eisl.
ly In the beginning. Jet the bslk OF the
bsst work. that which is most useful ant
seryiceshle To farmers, must he done Ia the
lsborstory and In the greenhouse. lie
said that the farms of The most importsn,
stations In Earop-. aud especially la
Germany. had been ultimately sbsn .one,i
aud The stations removed "a the cities sni
the work coutina-d In connection with
prominent universities. where their fselli.
tics ~yte gres,y iberesssi.-L<ri'ios
Journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
sximmins far Girl..

Miss Emily Faithful writes thus; A
Swedish friend once told me that In
Sweden II lady cannot swim she IL at
once suspected Of some exceptional deli.
eaey Of constitution Just as we should
credit an English girl with some special
weakness II we heard shc could not walk.
and she said that In almost every city
there was an excellent arrangement for
open air swimming. fshould like TO zee
the matter taken up more keenly by our
board schools. The physical power OF
poor children IL terribly drained by Inn
pure air and unclean dwellings, and
scant, III prepared food. Bathing would
certainly prove OF great advantage In the
development Of their bodies
remember hearing an anecdote from .
well known clergyman In the Midlands
who has done much to promote the ply
sicai as we'll as the moral well being OF
tho poor I'm his district, which 10 worth re-
peating. lie always treated his choir
boys 70 q weekly bath, and asking the
mother OF an absentee the cause OF his
non-appearance, abe replied she had for.
hidden her son 20 60 bccauss she could
not satisfy him with bread afterwards-
''is made him % hungry" Nothing h
more fnvigorAting 20 The health than
swimming. .-Hsrald Of Health.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
rEEpISo MOVING LANDS.

This "a the time of year when there is
.,r,ug temptation 10 feed mosipg lands.
when ps-tarage becomes short Bot u u
= mi.tske 10 closely grszs the Aftermath.
This growth IL somstiuss 90 heavy - to
require moving which should De Done 80
eSrly a. 20 allow third growth of sun
eI.p, quantity 20 protect the surface and
nrovIds mulch for the next season
win sach . coating u 10 ssrprisins no.
ths ,6,ets OF dry weather are resisted.
with this mode oftrestment moving lands
vIlI continae productive for . greater
length OF time and much easier than In any
other way. An ocessioeai top-dressinx ol
manure viii do very mach iu this line
Rsth@r than To have moving lands gnAw'
a Gown 10 the very roots Of the grass,
sxpo.irg them 10 the worst sn-cts OF The
winter. farmers had b~stsr purchase food
IN, their cattle, and In the end viii diseov'
sr that they have acted judieiously.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
THE nrrY OF INSURANCE

Oar resdsrs who bsve carefully noted
The uamber 10 frss 10 NJ dne. paDllsh.d In
oar columns. must hsv- D-.n struck With
the nunD,r OF farm b9lldings destroyed on
which there uss no Insurance. This nes.
l-ct is almost ipsIcasable. especially when
the rates of iusursnc. In sound companies
are 90 modsr,t-. For the small sum Of ten
dollar. q year. any farmer can procure an
insarsncs on bis bulldings to an amount
which In case of los. by rr., will furnish q
good start towards r.bailiing. This small
smoant should BE- as certainly and regular.
" rsckobei ,mong the expenses OF The
ysar ss The tales OF The needed repairs. IL
is worth that am0ani In The sense ~ secuf-
iiy IL will give oy day and by night. 10 the
knowlsdge thsi N disaster Gomez N. fniur.
I. not altogether dark and gloomy. A
gentleman remarked 10 us the Other day
that he had paid Insurance premiums for
thiriy.fvs years. and hsd not rcceisei sny
bsnseI lie meant by that that be hstnt
b~su burned oat iu that time. Thns bard.
ly q fair wsy 10 look ~ the matter Sap
pose bis properly. which happily vs
spared - him. hsi been destroyed In that
timsi wOali the entire smoaat OF The
prsmiams paid rccompense him Tor The
io..' Numsroas csases may lsse 10 de-
.iructiy, nfe.-the torch of The ineeniiary.
the c.rvl-s.ness OF usmps, poor a'Ja.i'
msnt of nrc apparatus. defective ehimneJs,
aud uamerOas other Gauss; sni NJ ons
shoali run the risk f1r . moment, or unless
vel rrsd To ne. consent 10 carry their
own insur.nc. --hsias Fdrnsr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
BOTH HAD TOO MUCH COURTESY.

DO M)sset cordially dstsssd Digs.
wbsn . can iidats foe ths ACADEMY. he cali
ed upou . proninsn, member Az TIE
gate Of the ehstssa . dirty. aEly dog re-
csived him most a6sctionstsly aud insist-
cd On prscedipg him into the drawing
room. De Msss~t carslsx his friends pre-
dilectiou for The brute. TIE scsdemiciaa
entered and they scj,arned 10 the dining
loom. the dog q thsir heels. SsiElns his
opportunity, the dog placed his muddy
paws upou ths spotless cloth snd carried
o6 bosss boseA< "Ths wretch wants
shootinsl' wss ID Mussst's muttsref
tsossht, bet be politely ssids
"You Are fond Of dces. sesf'
"fopd Of dogsf' r~sortsd th- scsdsini.
clan. IL hsts thsos"
"Bst t,is asimi hss~f' qsssisd DE
huss~ss II have oaiy tolerated II BIC ssss
10 vss yoars. air."
"Mlssi- szelsinsd the post, "lbs
tkosahs that 10 We yoars doss hsps -
from killisg hin."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-29
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